Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-08
DORSI1'3 ON TEE STAND.
CoHti5ueI from First Pure.

tlera was TO spDs,p rfz::ou fcra drd1.
gist. don't tn.lk mad taken charg2
He made tle application 50 ne cad told
him | wanted one, aIi advised him 70 %
to the board and say that l want
g druggist, Or wanted hin.
don'e remember The exc, terms. II
was some tine after this tha. the Lsr's-
lsturc made the appropri.tica. l got
three letters from Dr.. Johnston. o. April
: l addressed Dr.. Johnston . letter con
timing copy CT the board :
action. At the rex. meeting of the
Board withdrew Dr.. Johns.cn's name
before action was taken upon it.
l then nominated MIR. FuIbersou of liant
county. A. the called meeting | sid
did not remember making the promise to
DR.. Johnston, but he said | did, but TO
save my word | now nominate MIN, but
don't wsut him. l think was i1.IifxJ.e
in my course in the matter.
THE MARY SAWYER CASE.
Miss George rushed to me and s&id
Mary Sawyer was drowning herself in e
bathtub. MI. Smith GOT her out. When
l got TO her Miss George wss behind
her putting the jacket ON her.
She kicked Miss George in the
stomach. reached out to catch her and
she caught my finger in her mouth and
lit ne, and I slapped her or the cheek
Her face was RED IN the afternoon, but
not bruised. Misses George apd Dumpsey
were present. Sharpe and Patterson
were waking away as went
in. l had two case5 OF trouble with her,
ard don't remember if this vas the first
Or second case. csn't say positively If
the Shaping YVES 81 the time she was il
the bath.ub or when she broke
the crib ard hedstesd. an
pretty sure it. was the former though.
Smith AMI COmIsky took her out OF the
bath tub. | pulled the stopper out Of the
bath tub myself. Tle water IVES
running On her face. slapped
DER oIce with lny open hand.
I told Miss George at once, that if
any attendant should slap Z patlen: 1
would dismiS9 hin ur her 1T once It
W8s sn Involuntary set Gu my par. l
investigated Mrs. McMehon's case. She
denied striking Mary Sawyer for long
time, but finally admitted Leiors
leaving thst she had slapped her
one time Tor getting Into her
launGried clothes. Sue said that Matte
Worhams and Mary Sawyer got INTO .
fight in which the latter received taa
bruises. Mis- George reported the case
20 me, &nd Dr.. Preston and | examined
the case. never knew OF her
! being held until Miss LINN spoke OF ii
! here. never had her before zoe III TIE
case. Mary Sawyer had beer discharged
as cured and was returned perhaps three
weeks before this occurred. Mrs. McMa
hon w2s discharged or May by the
! board. S1e rtmaiacd two or three
weeks after the whipping. The
ward record shows whipping occurred
| april 81, 1887. | found Mrs Mac
MahOn here. l don't knoW how long she
| hsd been here. ! thought her valuable
There were 700 patients to wash for, and
considered her almost indispen able.
was Inclined 10 defend her at one time
and asked the board to retain ner.
CHARGE OF DRUNKENNEss.
| was not drunk ct the time charged
! have not taken drink Of liquor since
| 1883, unless administered a q pTescrp
ton when l was sick. may have once
/ or twice taken lemonad,
with sherry IL it. At the time
Sharp said l was sleeping il tie room
| I had pulled tooth sud wa5 suffering
with neuralgia. l did not slap Sharp OF
the shoulder ana ssy he was & good f..
low. | never made myself familiar witt
| Sharp Or any other empioye. Have neve-
drank whisky since have been here
There i3 nothing in The statement that
told Mrs. Walker Governor Ross heC
discharged her talked with her sbou
the board trying TO send her home.